A Commission assessment published on 16 July 2026 concludes that neither Greece nor Italy currently has systemic shortcomings in their Dublin III transfer practices, meaning that solidarity contributions from other Member States under the Asylum and Migration Management Regulation (AMMR) remain unaffected. The assessment, required by Article 4 of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2323, examined whether the two countries had remedied past suspension practices that had raised concerns among other Member States.
The evaluation follows the Commission's identification of four Member States under migratory pressure—Cyprus, Greece, Spain, and Italy—in the context of the AMMR framework. Operational cooperation with Cyprus and Spain raised no concerns and required no specific monitoring. For Greece and Italy, the Commission set deadlines of 12 July 2026 and 15 October 2026 respectively to demonstrate corrective action.
Greece suspended its practice of not accepting responsibility for Dublin transfers after the AMMR became applicable between 12 June and 7 July 2026, and the Commission found no negative replies given outside the AMMR scope. Athens adopted national legislation on 9 June 2026, strengthened its National Dublin Unit to 69 staff, and upgraded IT systems including Alkyoni II, DubliNet, and Eurodac.
Italy had suspended Dublin transfers in December 2022, except for unaccompanied minors' family reunification. The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on 19 December 2024 that a Member State cannot unilaterally discharge its responsibility under the Dublin rules. In response, Italy adopted a decree-law in June 2026, pending conversion into law within 60 days, recruited 15 additional long-term staff for its AMMR Unit, and increased reception capacity using AMIF funding.
The assessment clears the way for continued solidarity contributions from other Member States to Greece and Italy, as no systemic shortcomings under Article 60(3) of the AMMR were found. The decision impacts national asylum authorities in other EU countries, which must continue to meet their solidarity obligations, and asylum seekers, who will not face additional barriers to transfer. The Commission will monitor the situation further, with Italy's next deadline in October 2026.